Improvement in self-loading oasts



M 80,259. PATENTED JULY 21, 1868.

G. W. WHITSQN. .SELF LUADING CART.

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'Letten Potent No. 80,259, dated July 21, 1868.

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Be it known that I, G. W. Wurrsoit, of Ashville, in the county1 of Buncoinbe, and Starte of NorthCarollima., have invented a new and improvedSelf-Loading Cart; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact 'description thereof, which will enable others skilled-in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, 'forming part of this specification.

Figurel isa side view of my improvedcart, ope-'wheel brei-ng removed. Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same taken through the line a; z, g. 1. Figure 3 isa detail view, showing the device for locking the false shafts to the shaft-bar. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding ports.. i lMy invention has fox-:its object to furnish an improved,`l cart, whi'eh shall be so constructed and arranged as to be self-loading, and which con be easily operated. I A Audit consists in the construction,'combinatiomand arrangiamento? the various parts of the cart, as hereinafter more fully described. l "A is the body of the cart, which is securely attached to the middle or horizontal part of the axle B.

Q nre. the wheels, which nre made straight, and the tires of which are. made broad, projecting beyond. the` felices-upon `the inner sidesof said wheels.' L

In the recess thus formed is placed a series of buckets, D, which are. securely attached to the sides'of ythe fel'loes, and which are made of such a forni as toraise the 'earth 4fromV the ground o .s the wheel revolves, und discharge it into the body ofgthe cart. The inner sides of the felloe'nre made to incline frein the tire vtowards ,the body of the'cart, so'as to give the dirt an inward direction or impulse as it leaves the bickets D, and insure its being received .by the side boardsof the cart-body.

'E are side boards, attached to the upper edges of the ordinary side boards of the cart-body, and extending upwfrd and outward, until their upper edges are near the spokes of the wheels, so that they may receive the 'dirt fr om the buckets D, and` guide it into the cart-bodynb Y V f F'are brace-rods, the upper ends of which :n.resecured to the side boards E, and their lower end's poss through and are secured to.thc bed-frame o f the body A, or to the axle B.

. These rods F prevent the' side boards E from being pressed outward by the load, a-nd they also, should the axle be sprung downwards by the load, so hs to hringrthe upp'er parts of the wheels .nearer togcther,'draw the said boards inward, so that the side boards E and wheels C muy always be kept in their proper relative positions. v G are the shafts,^the rear `ends of whichv arepivoted to the aizle B, and whichare kept in their proper rela.-

Itivo positionsfhy the cross-bar H, to which bm' the forward end of the cart-body A is dtachably secured by a sliding spring'bolt, I, in the ordinary manner, so that the lood may be conveniently dumped'when desired. -J are false shafts', the rear ends-of whichare pvoted to the upper pnrts of the axleB, which. pass through keepers attached to the shaft-'bar H, and which nre detachably secured in place by the cam-levers K, pivoted to i Vthe shd'ft-bar and entering notch'es in the false shafts J tolock said shafts, as shown ing. 3.

V L is n plow, thc standard, M, o f which is adjustably pivotcd to the lower end of the arm or support N, the 'upper end of which is securely attached to the false shafts J,"`and which is made of such ahape that the plow L may bc held directly iu front of the wheelso as to open a. traokorffurrow for s'oid wheel, the plow L being so formed as to turn the furrow inward, or beneath the body of the cart.

Y The draught or strain upon the plow L' is sustained by. tho chain O, the rear end oll which is'attached to the'pivotcd standard M, and the forward end of which is hooked upon a hook afttnched to theforward part. of

thefalse shaft-s J, s o thntJhe plow L may be supported ab'ove the ground, or so as toru'n at any desired depth.` P is a plow, attached'to the stadard R, -whichpis adjustably pivot-ed to the lower end of the urrn S,`-the` The, plow Pis made of such a form,` and -is suspended in such aposition, as tothrow the dirt turncdVu-p by the plow L into thebuckets D.

upper end of which is securely attachedV to the axlefl).

T is a guard, attached to the standard 1t, and having the same inclination as the plow P, and which is so 1 -folc'das to prevent stones and other coarse material, which may be of such a size that it could not he carried up by the ywheels 0,' from being forced into the buckets D. I v y l U ard toggle-bars, the lower ends of which are pivoted to the standard R, and theiu'pper ends of which are pivoted to the false shaft J.

The joint of the toggle-bars U is' adjustahly connected to-the end of the lever by the adjustable liniey or bar W.

. The toggle-bars-U hold the plow P rigidly in placewhile. being operated, and alsoi enable it to be liftedaway from the ground when desired.

The lever V is pivoted to the false shaft J, and'its forward end extends forward into such a position as to be easily reached and operated.

The 'forward end of the 4lever V is held in place, holding the plow down bya catch, X, attached to the upper'part of the cart-body A, and it is held in place, holding the plow raised, by the catch Y, attached to the false shaft J. l

The plows lP hould always be raised before dumping. i Hooks Zmay bel attached to the ends of the false shafts J, so that two on more horses may bc attached to the cart if desired; v

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patenty 1. The combination of the plow P, standard R, support S, axle B, togglebar U, lever V, and false shafts J, substantially as described, for the purpose specified. 4 V

- 2. The combination of thetoggle-bars U and levcrVwith-the plow-standard R' and false shafts J, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth; Y v l l 3. The combination of the plows L, standards M, arms or supports N, and draught and adjusting-chain O,

with' the false shafts J and wheels C, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.l

Y The combination of th'e camle.'vers K'with 'the shaft-bar Hand false shafts J., substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. i

GLW. WHITSON.

Witnesses:

C. Cowan, Y R. Pon'rsn. 

